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Events

By Place

World

Roman Empire

Asia

The Americas

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

World

★ Human population reaches about 257 million.

Roman Empire

★ Septimus Severus visits Syria, Palestine and Arabia.

★ Palestine, benefiting from the benevolent policies of Severus, sees a significant economic revival.

★ The province of Numidia is taken from the African proconsul and made an Imperial province.

Asia

★ Chinese warlord Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu.

★ In Japan, Himiko, whose capital is situated in Yamatai, extends her authority over a number of clans.

The Americas

★ The Classic age of Maya civilization begins.

By Topic

Religion

★ Jewish Eretz Yisraeli scholar Judah ha-Nasi compiles tracts of the Mishnah, beginning the creation of Talmudic law.

★ Clement of Alexandria denounces the use of musical instruments to support human voices in Christian music.

★ Brahmanism ends to evolve in Hinduism (approximate date)

Births

★ Fei Yi, an official of Shu (approximate date)

★ Ma Jun

★ Wang Ling, general of Wei

★ Sun Shao, general of Wu

★ Zhou Fang, general of Wu

★ Diophantus, Greek mathematician

★ Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Roman Emperor

★ Valerian I, Roman Emperor

Deaths

★ Bian Xi, slain by Guan Yu

★ Chunyu Qiong, executed by Yuan Shao

★ Dong Cheng, executed by Cao Cao

★ Gan Ji, Taoist priest

★ Han Juzi

★ Ji Ping, executed by Cao Cao

★ Ju Shou, officer of Yuan Shao

★ Lü Weihuang

★ Mi Heng, renowned scholar and friend of Kong Rong, executed by Huang Zu

★ Sui Gu, killed at the battle of Guan Du

★ Sui Yuanjin

★ Sun Ce, elder brother of the founder of Wu Kingdom, Sun Quan

★ Tian Feng, executed by Yuan Shao

★ Wen Chou, a general under Yuan Shao

★ Xu Gong

★ Yan Liang, a general under Yuan Shao

★ Zheng Xuan